Grootfontein
Grootfontein is a farm in Lephalale Local Municipality, Waterberg, Limpopo and has an elevation of 849 metres. Grootfontein is situated nearby to the town Lephalale, as well as near the suburb Onverwacht.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lephalale and Onverwacht.
Lephalale
Town
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Lephalale, formerly known as Ellisras, is a coal mining town in the Limpopo province of South Africa immediately east of the Waterberg Coalfield. The town was established as Ellisras in 1960 and named after Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus who settled on a farm there in the 1930s. Lephalale is situated 3½ km south of Grootfontein.
Onverwacht
Suburb
Onverwacht is a suburb of Lephalale in Waterberg District Municipality in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Onverwacht is situated 6 km southwest of Grootfontein.
Grootfontein
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Lephalale Local Municipality, Waterberg, Limpopo, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-23.65084° or 23° 39′ 3″ southLongitude
27.73184° or 27° 43′ 55″ eastElevation
849 metres (2,785 feet)Open location code
5G898PXJ+MPGeoNames ID
999467
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